Discover why covering potatoes at night can help extend their freshness, prevent sprouting, and preserve their flavor.

It’s a tale as old as time: You buy a bunch of potatoes at the grocery store, leave them on your counter and then promptly forget about them for a few weeks. Until you have a craving for French fries ...

Always cook or parcook potatoes before freezing. The water content in raw potatoes freezes into ice crystals that rupture cell walls, causing a mushy, grainy texture when thawed. All types of potatoes ...

Potatoes are a staple in any household kitchen. They can be prepared in a variety of ways, from jacket potatoes to crispy fries or, if you are on the fancier side, dauphinoise. The only question is ...

A reader asks if green potatoes from the grocery store are unripe. Find out if eating green potatoes will make you sick.

Those potatoes looked like the perfect ingredients to make a big batch of mashed potatoes when you bought them last week, but now the vegetables look a little, well, unique. Potato sprouts, also ...

Red ripe tomatoes, juicy pineapple and tongue-scorching peppers — the produce aisle at the grocery store is full of possibilities for cooking a great meal, but it can also be a great starting point ...